DEATH OF FORMER URC SYNOD MODERATOR

The Rev John Humphreys, former Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) Synods in both Wales and Scotland, died on November 17 after a short illness.

Posting on its Facebook page, a URC statement read: “Mr Humphreys was the only person to have been moderator of two URC synods, having served in Wales from 1989 to 2001, as well as in Scotland from 2005. He also served as Training Oﬃcer for the Mersey Synod and as a minister in the Reformed Church of Hungary.